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How To

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You Can't Smell A House on Youtube
on 05/22/12
I love watching YOUTUBE videos of homes in the area, especially the ones I have shown or previewed.  I was watching one this morning about a house on a lake.  Great video, but the one thing that wa...

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Adventures of being a home buyer
on 03/07/12
I had a closing on Thursday that should have been sweet and easy insead  I had to fight over every detail of the closing. We wrote the first offer for the house on December 22nd.  Our offer was ba...

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Tax Assessment Appeal
on 12/02/11
You still have one week to appeal this years tax re-assessment.  If you think the value is too high.  Appeal the value, it will be easier now than in future years. You do not have to have an appra...

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Tax Assessment Notices
on 09/11/11
We received our tax assessment notices in the mail yesterday.  Oconee County has just finished a year long process of re-assessing properties in the county. State law requires this to be completed ...

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Please remove the Tchotchke if you want your house to sell
on 08/22/11
When you are selling you need to remove the Tchotchke (CHOCH-kee) before the buyers arrive. Did you miss that word in English 101, ok the trinkets, baubles, do dads and distractions.  Buyers need t...

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School Starts August 18th
on 08/13/11
School starts this week, August 18th.  A Thursday, not a Monday or Friday, but a Thursday.  I was told it was so that the students who have A-B schedules could at least meet the teachers and get th...

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Closing Day
on 07/25/11
Closing Day!!! What happens when you go to a closing? You have been so busy and today you will see the results.   On closing day we like to do the walk through about an hour before closing.  Th...

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What to Expect the Week of your Closing
on 07/24/11
You have made your list, you have circled dates on the calendar and everything is coming together.  1) This week you will need to get home insurance.  You will have a clause that you must add whic...

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After the application but before the closing
on 07/12/11
You have answered all the questions.  You have sent over copies of all the bank statements, tax returns and dotted all the i's and crossed the t's with the mortgage company.  What happens next? ...

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What comes after Mortgage Application
on 07/08/11
OK, the mortgage application is finished and forwarded to the mortgage agent.  What comes next?  While you wait on the appraiser to be named, have the home inspected.  This should also be a conting...

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The Mortgage Application Process
on 06/26/11
How to make it through the Mortgage Application process by Henry Brown In my 20 years in the mortgage industry I have found that the mortgage application is like any other form that has any had an...

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House Buying Process: After the contract to purchase
on 06/26/11
Well you have looked at houses and looked at houses. You found one that meets your needs. Your agent wrote up the contract and it was accepted so what is next? First thing you should do is make a ...

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Find your Property by Tax Map Number
on 06/09/11
To retrieve tax maps from the OconeeSC.com site:   In the address bar type:  oconeesc.com, click enter   When the site comes up à Click Departments on the left side   àGeographic Information ...

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How to Find your Deed Online
on 05/26/11
HOW TO GET A COPY OF YOUR DEED   Type “Oconeesc.com” in the address bar without the quotes   On left side choose DEPARTMENT LISTINGS Choose K-Z Choose REGISTAR OF DEEDS  at the bottom of the ...

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